Intro: C# D C# Verse: G# What do I do to ignore them behind me? C# Do I follow my instincts blindly? D Do I hide my pride / from these bad dreams C# And give in to sad thoughts that are maddening? G# Do I / sit here and try to stand it? C# Or do I / try to catch them red – handed? D Do I trust some and get fooled by phoniness, C# Or do I trust nobody and live in loneliness? G# Because I can’t hold on / when I’m stretched so thin C# I make the right moves but I’m lost within D I put on my daily facade but then C# I just end up getting hurt again Chorus: G# By myself [myself] E I ask why, but in my mind C# I find I can’t rely on myself G# I can’t hold on E To what I want when I’m stretched so thin C# It’s all too much to take in G# I can’t hold on E To anything watching everything spin C# With thoughts of failure sinking in G# If I turn my back I’m defenseless C# And to go blindly seems senseless D If I hide my pride and let it all go on / then they’ll C# Take from me ‘till everything is gone G# If I let them go I’ll be outdone C# But if I try to catch them I’ll be outrun D If I’m killed by the questions like a cancer C# Then I’ll be buried in the silence of the answer [by myself] G# How do you think / I’ve lost so much E I’m so afraid / I’m out of touch C# How do you expect / I will know what to do G# When all I know / Is what you tell me to E Don’t you know C# I can’t tell you how to make it go G# No matter what I do, how hard I try E I can’t seem to convince myself why C# I’m stuck on the outside